SYLLABUS FOR UNION
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAIN EXAMINATION
LAW
PAPER - I
Constitutional
and Administrative Law
1. Constitution
and Constitutionalism: The distinctive features of the Constitution.
2. Fundamental
rights – Public interest litigation; Legal Aid; Legal services authority.
3. Relationship
between fundamental rights, directive principles and fundamental duties.
4. Constitutional
position of the President and relation with the Council of Ministers.
5. Governor and
his powers.
6. Supreme Court
and High Courts:
(a)
Appointments and transfer.
(b) Powers,
functions and jurisdiction.
7. Centre, States
and local bodies:
(a)
Distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States.
(b) Local
bodies.
(c)
Administrative relationship among Union, State and Local Bodies.
(d) Eminent
domain – State property – common property – community property.
8. Legislative
powers, privileges and immunities.
9. Services under
the Union and the States:
(a) Recruitment
and conditions of services; Constitutional safeguards; Administrative
tribunals.
(b) Union
Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions – Power and
functions
(c) Election
Commission – Power and functions.
10. Emergency
provisions.
11. Amendment of
the Constitution.
12. Principles of
natural justice – Emerging trends and judicial approach.
13. Delegated
legislation and its constitutionality.
14. Separation of
powers and constitutional governance.
15. Judicial review
of administrative action.
16. Ombudsman:
Lokayukta, Lokpal etc.
International
Law
1. Nature and
definition of international law.
2. Relationship
between international law and municipal law.
3. State
recognition and state succession.
4. Law of the sea:
Inland waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, continental shelf, exclusive
economic zone, high seas.
5. Individuals:
Nationality, statelessness; Human rights and procedures available for their
enforcement.
6. Territorial
jurisdiction of States, extradition and asylum.
7. Treaties:
Formation, application, termination and reservation.
8. United Nations:
Its principal organs, powers, functions and reform.
9. Peaceful
settlement of disputes – different modes.
10. Lawful recourse
to force: aggression, self-defence, intervention.
11. Fundamental
principles of international humanitarian law – International conventions and
contemporary developments.
12. Legality of the
use of nuclear weapons; ban on testing of nuclear weapons; Nuclear – non
proliferation treaty, CTBT.
13. International
terrorism, state sponsored terrorism, hijacking, international criminal court.
14. New
international economic order and monetary law: WTO, TRIPS, GATT, IMF, World
Bank.
15. Protection and
improvement of the human environment: International efforts.
PAPER - II
Law of Crimes
1. General
principles of criminal liability: Mens rea and actus reus, mensrea in statutory
offences.
2. Kinds of
punishment and emerging trends as to abolition of capital punishment.
3. Preparation and
criminal attempt.
4. General
exceptions.
5. Joint and
constructive liability.
6. Abetment.
7. Criminal
conspiracy.
8. Offences
against the State.
9. Offences
against public tranquility.
10. Offences
against human body.
11. Offences
against property.
12. Offences
against women.
13. Defamation.
14. Prevention of
Corruption Act, 1988.
15. Protection of
Civil Rights Act 1955 and subsequent legislative developments.
16. Plea
bargaining.
Law of Torts
1. Nature and
definition.
2. Liability based
upon fault and strict liability; Absolute liability.
3. Vicarious
liability including State liability.
4. General
defences.
5. Joint tort
feasors.
6. Remedies.
7. Negligence.
8. Defamation.
9. Nuisance.
10. Conspiracy.
11. False imprisonment.
12.
Malicious prosecution.
13.
Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
Law
of Contracts and Mercantile Law
1. Nature
and formation of contract/Econtract.
2. Factors
vitiating free consent.
3. Void,
voidable, illegal and unenforceable agreements.
4. Performance
and discharge of contracts.
5. Quasi-
Contracts.
6. Consequences
of breach of contract.
7. Contract
of indemnity, guarantee and insurance.
8. Contract
of agency.
9. Sale
of goods and hire purchase.
10.
Formation and dissolution of partnership.
11.
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
12.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
13.
Standard form contracts.
Contemporary
Legal Developments
1. Public
Interest Litigation.
2. Intellectual
property rights – Concept, types/prospects.
3. Information
Technology Law including Cyber Laws – Concept, purpose/ prospects.
4. Competition
Law- Concept, purpose/ prospects.
5. Alternate
Dispute Resolution – Concept, types/prospects.
6. Major
statutes concerning environmental law.
7. Right
to Information Act.
8. Trial
by media.
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